3rd International Workshop on Advances on Privacy Preserving Technologies and Solutions
to be held in conjunction with the 18th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security
(ARES 2023 –
http://www.ares-conference.eu
)
August 29 – September 01, 2023
The availability of massive amounts of data, coupled with high-performance cloud computing platforms, has driven significant progress in artificial intelligence and, in particular, machine learning and optimization. It has transformed into a fertile surface for cyber-attacks skyrocketing the cyber risk of involved industries and impacting several areas, including computer vision, natural language processing, transportation, trust computing, identity management and psychological manipulation.
This workshop aims to strengthen security and privacy through research and relevant activities in the models and design of secure, privacy-preserving and trust architectures, investments in cyber-defense, data analyses, fusion platforms, protocols, algorithms, services, and applications for next generation systems and solutions. We especially encourage security and privacy solutions that employ innovative machine learning techniques to tackle the issues of inspecting large data volumes, cyberattacks, and variety problems that are systemic in IoT platforms, theoretical and practical challenges related to the design of privacy-preserving AI systems and algorithms and will have strong multidisciplinary components, including soliciting contributions about policy, legal issues, and societal impact of privacy and affect the cyber risk of the participating entities.
The 2023 IWAPS will bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present and discuss latest advances and innovations in theories, infrastructure, schemes, and applications for secure computation, privacy technologies, security economics, human computer interaction, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future trends.
The workshop is co-organized from the following European Commission (Horizon 2020 Programme) projects:
SECONDO
INCOGNITO
ERATOSTHENES
PHYSICS
EVOLVED-5G
aerOS
ENTRUST
TRUSTEE
CHRISS
OASEES
FAME
COBALT
RESCALE
Workshop Chairs
Aristeidis Farao
University of Piraeus, Greece
Raisia Gorbunov
InQbit Innovation SRL, Romania
Konstantinos Loupos
Inlecom Innovation, Greece
Aggeliki Panou
University of Piraeus, Greece
Ilias Politis
InQbit Innovation SRL, Romania
Antonio Skarmeta
Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Christos Xenakis
University of Piraeus, Greece
Apostolis Zarras
Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
Programm Committee
Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain
Anna Angelogianni, University of Piraeus, Greece
Michail Bampatsikos, University of Piraeus, Greece
Giuseppe Bianchi, CNIT, Italy
Vaios Bolgouras, University of Piraeus, Greece
Panagiotis Bountakas, University of Piraeus, Greece
Ioannis Chouchoulis, Systems Security Laboratory (SSL) of University of Piraeus, Greece
Christoforos Dadoyan, Ionian University – Department of Informatics, Greece
Nikos Georgopoulos, CROMAR
Konstantinos Giapantzis, PhD candidate at the Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus in Athens, Greece
Athanasios Grammatopoulos, SSL, University of Piraeus, Greece
Thodoris Ioannidis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Evangelos Kotsifakos, LSTech, Spain
Michail-Alexandros Kourtis, NCSR Demokritos, Greece
Nikolaos Laoutaris,, IMDEA, Spain
Alexios Lekidis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Ioannis Makropodis, Systems Security Lab University of Piraeus, Greece
Sofia Anna Menesidou, Ubitech LTD
Antonio Muñoz, University of Malaga, Spain
Harris Niavis, Inlecom Innovation, Greece
Manos Panaousis, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Sakshyam Panda, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Konstantinos Papadamou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Georgios Paparis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Nikos Passas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Georgios Petihakis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Nikos Salamanos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Michael Sirivianos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Ioannis Stylianou, Systems Security Laboratory
George Suciu, BEIA Consult. International, Romania
Panagiotis Trakadas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Marius Vochin, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
Anastassis Voudouris, University of Piraeus, Greece
Alexandru Vulpe, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
Dionysis Xenakis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
SPECIAL ISSUE
Authors of accepted papers are invited to submit an extended version (at least 50% of new/additional material and the common part should not exceed 30% from the proceedings paper) for a fast-track publication to the Cryptography Journal under the special issue: “Future-Proof Secure Systems with Traditional and Quantum Resistant Cryptography”. Papers will be published free of charge and as soon as the review process is finalized and the paper gets accepted.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography/special_issues/Quantum_Resistant_Cryptography
KEYNOTE
© Dimitris Tsolkas
Dr. Dimitris Tsolkas
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, and Fogus Innovations & Services P.C, SME, Greece.
The 3GPP Common API framework (CAPIF) – open-source implementation and innovation potential
During the last decades, the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) has served as a bridge between mobile operators and start-ups in emerging markets. Operators have begun to consider whether to open their APIs, starting from APIs related to mobile messaging, operator billing etc. In addition, the recently witnessed convergence of IT and Telecom worlds has contributed a lot to putting APIs in the epicenter of network programming and service provisioning. A representative example that proves this statement is the 5G Service Based Architecture (SBA), which has been designed based on the flexibility that HTTP/2 Restful APIs to provide interaction among 3GPP network functions. In this context, and in order to avoid duplication and inconsistency among the various API specifications that 3GPP has released, the specification of a common API framework (CAPIF) has been considered. In the framework of EVOLVED-5G project (https://evolved-5g.eu/), Fogus Innovation & Services P.C. and Telefonica Spain have developed and provide as an open-source product the Core Function of the CAPIF (namely the CCF), together with ready to use templates for compliant API service provide/consume entities. In the invited presentation, we will delve into the concept of network core openness through the exposure of CAPIF compliant APIs, and we will discuss the innovation potential that emerges by enabling a secure and interoperable interaction of third-party applications with network functions.
Dr. Dimitris Tsolkas holds a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at NKUA and he also leads research and development activities in Fogus Innovations & Services P.C, SME, Greece. He has long experience in Research & Development (R&D) as well as in project management, through his participation in a plethora of EC-funded projects. He has made vast contributions to the 5GPPP Technology Board (TB) and the 5GPPP/5GIA Working Groups (WGs), as well. His research record counts more than 60 articles in high quality journals, books, and conferences; while his current research interests target wireless networks and systems, with emphasis on architectural and resource management aspects in mobile communication networks.